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Buddhism

June 2024

  • An illustration of two yogis facing the sun

    Making sense of it
    Yes, praying and posing can bring joy – but true spirituality demands something more of us

    Jackie Bailey
    I don’t want to be ‘McMindful’ but rather extend myself beyond my ‘self’ and contribute to the wellness of all beings

May 2024

  • Cardboard paper texture image of polluting chimney

    Making sense of it
    Buddha taught us to be happy with less. How does this apply to the climate crisis?

    Bhikkhu Sujato and Nadine Levy
    We must ask ourselves what it is that we really need. Only then can we stop our endless consumption and save the planet

April 2024

  • stylised illustration of reclining buddha

    Making sense of it
    Illness and death are facts of life – Buddhism teaches us to be mindful but not fearful of it

    Nadine Levy
    The art of developing a healthy relationship with our own mortality lies in neither avoiding the reality of suffering nor obsessing over it

January 2024

  • Samsara.

    Samsara review – unlike anything else you will experience in the cinema

    Part film, part guided meditation, Lois Patiño’s tale of a Lao woman’s death and rebirth is partly designed to watch with your eyes closed
  • Film still: Samsara (2023), directed by Lois Patiño

    Samsara review – a playfully mysterious invitation to contemplate death

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s influence can be traced in Spanish film-maker Lois Patiño’s whimsical meditation on the Buddhist cycle of life
  • The march sets out from Trafalgar Square

    ‘War hurts our hearts’: silent multi-faith peace walk held in London

    Hundreds follow route to Parliament Square in solidarity with people affected by Israel-Gaza conflict

November 2023

  • People gather at Wat Prasat, in Nonthaburi province, just north of Bangkok, Thailand.

    Lost to the climate crisis
    History fades as rising sea levels slowly destroy Thailand’s temple murals

  • Making sense of it composite - Parenthood and the buddhist practice of letting go

    Making sense of it
    Try parenting the Buddhist way – drop your expectations and go with the flow

    Nadine Levy

September 2023

  • Novices use fans in martial arts in front of an elaborate golden statue

    Sisters of no mercy: Kathmandu’s kung fu nuns – in pictures

  • An illustration from Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury

    Big Panda author using proceeds to set up animal sanctuary in Swansea

August 2023

  • Alabaster DePlume

    On my radar
    On my radar: Alabaster DePlume’s cultural highlights

    The musician on a dark version of Oklahoma!, amazing art from Palestine, and why jiujitsu works wonders for his state of mind

June 2023

  • Buddhist devotees release lanterns into the air at Borobudur temple during celebrations for Vesak Day

    Indonesians honour the Buddha on Vesak Day – in pictures

    Buddhists across Indonesia commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing of the religion’s founder with light, prayer and lanterns

May 2023

  • Practitioner Caitlin Grussing blows the conch 3 times to signal to everyone that morning meditation is about to begin at the Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center in Parthenon, AR on October 27, 2022.

    They moved to a Buddhist retreat in rural America. Have they found happiness?

    I spent a week shadowing practitioners to learn whether it changed them in the ways they had hoped

April 2023

  • The Dalai Lama (centre) arrives to attend a prayer at the main Tibetan temple in McLeod Ganj, India, last month

    Dalai Lama apologises after kissing boy and asking him to ‘suck my tongue’

  • A robot in a meditative pose floats over a search bar which reads 'Send a message ... '

    Are chatbots changing the face of religion? Three faith leaders on grappling with AI

March 2023

  • John Bramble

    Other lives
    John Bramble obituary

  • Infant Buddha

    Could a Ming dynasty Buddha found near an Australian beach rewrite history?

February 2023

  • Dominic Boreham

    Other lives
    Dominic Boreham obituary

  • The gutted temple

    Buddhist temple in south-east Melbourne gutted by fire

January 2023

  • A mother and father sitting on a couch holding red packets of money for lunar new year; their three children sit before them on the floor

    Red packets, shredded lettuce and 1,000 Buddhas: the countdown to lunar new year

    Whether it’s spiritual, traditional or familial, there’s no one way to celebrate lunar new year. But the build-up to the festivities is palpable
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